thanks for the replys on this. this house is fairly high end. this is the final, as far as inspections go. the only code governing this is the NEC and the AHJ. just out of the city. the fan seems fine as far as the connections. although i was hoping to find something to help me out like a loose screw or a little pot mark in a wire.. but no luck. i think i'll feed the whole sconce light in the shower thing to the AHJ tomarrow. see if he finds it funny. we've been good friends for a number of years now, he has the whole hands off aproach to this. he said his part... he moved on